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My favorite part is when he ask the software to return a bibliographic record matching 245 10$aFaust.$nPart one and the computer literally catches fire. Artificial intelligence is no match for the MARC format. On May 4, 2009, at 12:40 PM, Frumkin, Jeremy wrote: > Seems more like a conversation for web4lib than code4lib, however, I > always find it intriguing that somehow there is this notion that > technology and libraries are at odds. While Alexander talks about > this being "another nail in the coffin", I look at this (and other > emerging technologies) are new support and information tools that > can be used by libraries. Hmmm. > > -- jaf > > ================================== > Jeremy Frumkin > Assistant Dean / Chief Technology Strategist > University of Arizona Libraries > > [log in to unmask] > +1 520.307.4548 > ================================== > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf > Of Ranti Junus > Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 12:26 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Another nail in the coffin > > I always intrigued with everything that has knowledge management or > information management aspect of it. I'm more intrigued with the > possibility that this tool might be able to work on presenting the > information based on the context. > > Scouring the Twine site gave me this: > > http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/see_wolfram_alpha_in_action_-_video_and_screenshots.php > > I personally think this is a darn cool stuff, from the computing point > of view. I'll wait until it's out sometime this month to see what > kind of results I would get. > > > ranti. > > > On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Alexander Johannesen > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> Another nail in the library coffin, especially the academic ones ; >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TIOH80Qg7Q >> >> Organisations and people are slowly turning into data producers, not >> book producers. >> >> >> Alex >> -- >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Project Wrangler, SOA, Information Alchemist, UX, RESTafarian, >> Topic Maps >> ------------------------------------------ http://shelter.nu/blog/ >> -------- >> > > > > -- > Bulk mail. Postage paid.